[Python-Dev] Trimming the fat from "make quicktest" (was Re: I am now lost (original) (raw)

[Python-Dev] Trimming the fat from "make quicktest" (was Re: I am now lost - committed, pulled, merged, what is "collapse"?)

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Wed Mar 23 17:52:41 CET 2011 

Barry> Not if you keep in mind the appropriate use case for each of the
Barry> separate make test targets.

Programmers are lazy. They will often take the shortest path. Fix a small bug in module X which seems innocent enough, fail to recognize that it breaks module Y. Run "make smoketest" and see that all the test_X stuff passes. Don't notice that key test_Y tests are not even run, push, then head out to lunch. Come back to (hopefully) a bunch of red buildbots. Still, it would have been good to catch that problem before heading out to Buffalo Wild Wings to watch football players trip over sprinkler heads.

How many of us really and truly can't wait a few minutes for the test suite to complete? Especially once Antoine (or whoever) gets -j working properly. There are plenty of things we can do:

* Hang out on IRC
* Update your Facebook status
* Grab a cup of coffee
* Read python-dev
* Try out a few new bass lines you heard on Pinetop Perkins' last album
  (may he RIP).

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